The awesome tube I am
using is FREE, no purchase necessary! Go grab it!!!

(I used the background
that is included with the tube for some of the layers of the template, you can
do this or use papers only from the kit.

Open template,
duplicate and close the original. Delete copyright, and 2013 word art. Open
raster 1 to show the background. Resize all layers by 90%. Resize the canvas by
700 x 700.

Open a paper of choice,
selectCircle
1,
go to Selections - Select All - Float - Defloat. Copy and paste the paper above
this layer, go to Selections - Invert and hit delete on the keyboard. Go to
Selections - Select None.

Repeat this for all
remaining layers.

I used Eye Candy 4000 – Gradient
Glow for some of the template layers, this is totally up to you.

Apply a drop shadow to all
template layers.

Copy and paste the tube as
a new layer, resize to your liking and position near the center. Apply a drop
shadow.

Copy and paste my 2017 word
art, Position in the center of the template above the tube layer. Go to
Selections - Select All - Float - Defloat. Copy and paste the paper above this
layer, go to Selections - Invert and hit delete on the keyboard. Go to
Selections - Select None. I added a Gradient Glow to the word art also.

Open Champaign Glasses,
resize by 40%. Copy and paste as a new layer, place in front of the tube
between the 0 and 1. Apply a drop shadow.

Open Silver Bulb, resize by
30%. Copy and paste as a new layer, place on the right hand side of the
glasses. Apply a drop shadow.

Open Gold Bulb, resize by
25%. Copy and paste as a new layer, place in front of the silver bulb
overlapping the left side. Apply a drop shadow.

Open Gold Party Hat, resize
by 30%. Copy and paste as a new layer, place below the 2 near the bottom of the
template. Apply a drop shadow.

Open Gold Ribbon, resize by
80%. Copy and paste as a new layer, place to the left of the number 2. Apply a
drop shadow. Duplicate and place in the upper right hand corner of the square.

Open Firework 3, resize by
80%. Copy and paste as a new layer, position on the left hand side beside the
ribbon. Move this layer below the ribbon layer. Apply a drop shadow. Duplicate,
position on the top right hand side. Place on the left hand side of the gold
ribbon.

Open Gold Stars, resize by
60%. Copy and paste as a new layer, place at the top of the template on the
left hand side. Move this layer below the 2017 word art. Apply a drop shadow.
Duplicate and mirror. This layer show be below the ribbon layer.

Open Sparkles, copy and
paste as a new layer. Place to your liking, I placed mine over the middle
template layer. You can duplicate as many times as you like.

Open Silver Confetti, copy
and paste as a new layer. Place to your liking, I placed mine so that there was
some under the party hat. Apply a drop shadow. Duplicate and place on the right
hand side as well.

Open Firework 4, resize
40%. Copy and paste as a new layer. Place at the left hand side behind the gold
stars. Apply a drop shadow. Duplicate if you like as place to your liking.

Copy and paste a paper of
choice above the white background. Apply the mask to this layer. Delete the
mask layer and merge group